Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-20
CHAMPAGNE AND CAN.CAN.
The Hall Room Scandal i'm the City Of
WcNicO.

among the passengers who sailed on the White
SIR Line steamer Britannia from New York We'd
L.-s.i.y was ScfI0r Lorenzo dc NOTiega- q wealthy
: an Spanilrd. whose name for the last two
v.ers- has bea1 on the tip OF sOciety's tongue in
enc City ~ Mexico. Many gaTbed accounts OF the
Spanish club ball scandal have been published
= Ii.- been freely stated that Senior de Norieca
lies. h"pn CnIap"lled Ia make Il hasty retreat from
= .,i.,i. and taJt be had refused TO fight duets
viiI. re- spanish minister. ScEor Eccerra ArInesto
.,,,s another GENT !cIHan. Mr.. Barron. 4 New York
I.-ft.. reporter sought >anor de EOriega on board
t. E-IJtuui.. IA ord-r 10 obtain true version of
Ia ,.ffIir- lie j. tail. handsome Ii an with broad
>ua.i1eT~ about thirty years Old lie IS senator
g. Tire province OF OvIctio. lie Is accompanied TO
farup'- ~ has "T"tneF, >riipr DorenuO de NOritga
~ hat maze 'p0 To- say, senior de NOriee-a about
tAlt Spanish c.ttD bah sandal was the some
vi3t dbT'i I question put By the Herald reporter
Il Stil give the correct version which at present
LguN 81 The newspapers have obi aimed he replied
-..lingiy. u hId proposed leaving the civ Of
Mexico three days before the ball took place but
urged 10 rrfl3iH In order to act as one OF the
HlLnlEers- u was reported. 10 me on the evening
~ the bali that Mr.. Barron had been dancing with
Nile. BlLalnc. the daughter or M&rcchal BaZaine
IN Sty le bordering very near upon the can-can
AZ the moment sid nothing t. Mr. Barron be-
ciilss NJ wa taking 10 some ladies. They We're
party Oh slN-thre'' ladies and three gentlemen.
one OF the iadies was Miss FFsby. daughter OF
t.Sa- FriSby: tnc other NIL. BaZaine, and third
4 dunt remember her naIne. After consultation
VITA Inc >enor Rtyero. one Of the directors, re-
nlUnStrIted with NJ. Barron about the dancing
Du; his Tein::r,S were very rt:de1y received"
- AS HT. Barron intOxIcatCd:7
Yes, M Was certainly under the influence of
h0Cor- The party then went into The Suplcr-
room. Hearing. great noise there. fUoyed
them The men were BEHAVING in most unSrcmly
manner. one had saJ down. a chair, and
another sat Ou his knee. Then came Mr.. Barron,
who seated himself ON the knee of number two,
AMI then another gentleman took a jump and
seated Elin--ii on top OF the other three In the
next chair sat VI ioS FriSbl. VINO was in danger OF
having thr Iour aen fan upon her. II seemed TO
nI- quite time to interfere. / did So speaking in
strong terms 20 NJ Barren, the active ringIeli,er
v. this ruWdin"S~. He appeared Very much Of
fen,tri ana i.aIn 10 SlrCuf and Use pad language
! managed To- quiet him. and he left the table. he
went straight tOwheTr the spanish miaistsT. senior
BeceTTJ ATIne-jO, stood. and said that complaint
nIG been made OF his daLciE" the cdn-can. UpOE
ihis th" minister wanted 10 know who had said so,
AIT b.-caIue uuisily C-InOuStrative.~
Was the minister intOXicateJ"7
>-u0r NOrrSt paused little. no. Twill not say
ia oStrtt"d, only excited. because he vas a great
friend of Barron and believed his side OF the story.
1hCH pOth gan shouting, and | asked the min
Ss--s"tGry'S uur-e in CF+eT that We might discuss
matters They refused, and the minister used very
btd language 10 me- The director Of the club
tGru attempted 10 take the minister away and
received mitch the same treatment myself.
Vel. the bali was broken up, as the Ladies went
away frightened"
'.~rr- you challenged to night duel by the
spanish minister or Mr.. Barron
No. There was "a challenge sent, but IL was
from Mr.. Barron 10 seE0r Iiyeru- The latter gen.
Uenln's seconds concluded that there WAS no
ClJI,c tO warrant - nor RlycrO nghting q duel
"ihcTc nave been reports, Senior de NOriega that
tot weTt compelled, By torce OF puoiic feeling, to
leave NsXIro'
III II a he. holly replied tie senior. 'tAS said
Dor. liy departure was settled for three days
before the date Of the ball. have come away
Without stain on my character. The spanish
c0.Jny thoroughly Endorsed my conduct through
Oh che unpleasant affair"
"iipw do the spanish minister and Mr.. Barron
- Td?'
Both have been expelled from the club"
dave you taheI any srction bring the minis
t+rS conduct To the notice of the home authori-
IT,
No, no. personally; but paper signed by the
Spanish colony has been fOrw ardCd TO the minister
ci state ia spain placing the conduct OF Senior Ar
IGt->rO before him and requesting his recall
~ hat do you wish 10 say about Mile. BaZaine'S
dancing
The S,aOr raised his shoulders about ID inches
Oh each side aud threw UP his hands.
An, what can say? remember that she is q
woman living alone with her mother, and there
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